“Although no student can or should be admitted to this university or any other university, it is entirely based on race, because race is intertwined with all aspects of the life experience of minority students, ignore it, reduce its importance and only through the following methods To measure it, the statistical model made by SFFA ignores important backgrounds, including covering up racial barriers and obstacles that have been faced, overcome, and have not yet been overcome,” Biggs wrote.

SFFA said it will appeal the ruling.

“Students’ fair admissions are disappointed by the court’s support for UNC’s discriminatory admissions policy. We believe that the documents, emails, data analysis and testimony submitted by SFFA in the trial convincingly reveal UNC’s systemic discrimination against non-minority applicants ,”​​SFFA Chairman Edward Bloom said in a press release.

“SFFA will appeal this decision to the Fourth Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court,” Blum added.

“This decision clearly demonstrates that the university’s overall admissions method is legal. We evaluate each student in a thoughtful manner, appreciating personal strengths, talents, and contributions to the vibrant campus community, so that students from all backgrounds can stand out. Thrive,” Beth Keith, the vice president of the university’s communications office, said in a statement.

The challenger argued that the Ivy League schools are more demanding of Asian Americans and basically limit their numbers. The school countered that it has no restrictions on Asian American students and that all applicants are considered individually based on many characteristics.